Support the work
Though children make up nearly half of the human family, less than 15
percent of all the money given to missions is spent on children. Children need
us to open our pocketbooks along with our hearts so that they may grow and develop
as God intends. Your donations to any of these funds will help contribute to
the health and wellness of children.
Decade of the Child
This fund facilitates work related to the Decade of the Child emphasis authorized
by the 213th General Assembly for the years 2001-2011. The Decade of the Child
challenges PC(USA) congregations to continue to be engaged in ministries and
initiatives that benefit children.
 ECO #051442 • Goal: $20,000
Pentecost Offering
One way your congregation can help make a difference for children in your
church, community and the world is to receive the annual Pentecost offering. Find
out more about this offering that benefits children at risk.
Other Funds Benefiting Children
Give online to these and other Extra Commitment Opportunity Accounts that contribute to the
health and wellness of children.
International Child Health
No group in the world is more vulnerable than children. Each day thousands
die because of inadequate medical care, food and shelter. World Mission works with partner churches in poverty-stricken countries to support
their efforts to rescue children from premature death, illness and the conditions
that prevent them from growing into physically and mentally healthy adults. Your
gifts will help fund a range of projects, including immunization, nutritional
rehabilitation and support for children whose families are in crisis.
ECO #862705 • Goal: $10,000
AIDS Crisis Overseas
Gifts support a range of church and community-based projects, including prevention
education, home-based care for people suffering with AIDS, spiritual and emotional
care of persons living with HIV and training of pastors.
ECO #862706 • Goal: $500,000
NetWorkers Malaria Prevention Program
NetWorkers projects in malaria-stricken nations provide mosquito nets and
prevention education to protect families from malaria, the disease that is the
leading cause of death among young children and a serious health threat to pregnant
women.
ECO #048013 • Goal: $200,000
AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children
in Africa
Contributions help support community-based orphan care programs, providing
basic needs including food, clothing, education and medical care. Funds also
support training caregivers.
ECO #051674 • Goal: $50,000
International Community Training in Health
Eighty percent of cases treated in overseas hospitals today could have been
prevented if community health workers were properly trained and informed of basic
health, nutrition, vaccination and sanitation techniques. With your support,
health workers can be sufficiently trained to raise the health status of people
in developing countries.
ECO #862707 • Goal: $10,000
Health and Wholeness for Youth
Today's youth face unprecedented external pressures, dilemmas and complex
internal questions. The search for health and wholeness impacts young lives in
many ways. Gifts for the category will enable the creation of resources grounded
in reformed theology and helpful to youth in decision-making, positive self-image,
resisting peer pressure and identity formation. They will have a component for
pastors and for the young people they seek to counsel.
ECO #051448 • Goal: $35,000
Youth and HIV/AIDS
Of all new HIV infections in the United States, 25 percent are found in adolescents
between the ages of 13 and 20. Two Americans under the age of 20 become infected
with HIV every hour of every day. It is therefore imperative that our youth receive
correct information about HIV/AIDS. This program provides information about AIDS
prevention, equips youth with coping skills to deal with issues of death and
bereavement and introduces theological reflections on how to treat people living
with AIDS. Your gift will supply funding for HIV/AIDS resources and training
for youth in workshops, Sunday school classes, youth groups and conferences.
ECO #051418 • Goal: $15,000
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